It was first described by the Scottish mycologist Robert Kaye Greville in 1826 from specimens found growing at high altitudes in the Scottish Highlands.
Amanita | Amanita muscaria | Amanita phalloides | Micranthes nivalis | Amanita Design | Galanthus nivalis | Amanita nothofagi | Amanita bisporigera | Amanita australis | Amanita strobiliformis | Amanita Pestilens | ''Amanita muscaria | Amanita caesarea | A collection of ''Amanita ceciliae'' showing typical colouration, from Piacenza |